Three Kingdoms

The Shen family has been rooted in Shangyong for nearly 40 years.

When the Shen family migrated from Nanyang to Shangyong, they were basically impoverished. The family still has records of the suffering at that time. It is said that at that time, the seven brothers and sisters did not even have a decent house to shelter from the wind and rain, so they had to settle in a thatched hut.

But now, the power of the Shen family has spread throughout Shangyong. There are 2,714 households belonging to the Shen family, with a total of 242 cattle and horses. As for other assets, such as shops Warehouses, etc., the list goes on.

As for how they got so much property, the Shen brothers certainly said that it was earned through their hard work, or that their parents and ancestors worked hard to save it...

However, if Mr. Shen were asked to explain in detail how hard it is and how diligent it is, and it is best to get rich first and then get rich later, Mr. Shen would basically turn his back immediately and call his younger brother to kill these unworthy people. The guy who dares to ask such a question is open-minded.

Therefore, the knighthood system of the Hussars General almost killed them!

Unlike some of the gentry children in the Sanfu of Chang'an who could still rely on politics or business transformation, the Shen family was not in the political circle themselves and was relatively located in a remote area, so it was natural for them to be in the Shangyong area. They can only desperately obtain land-type resources, and these land-type resources have become the Shen family's biggest pain at the moment.

Is Shen stupid?

Not stupid.

If they were really stupid, it would be impossible for the Shen family to accumulate so much property in a prosperous place.

But in some aspects, the Shen family is indeed not smart.

This kind of matter involving the family's small money is naturally not something that can be given up casually. The Shen brothers were very careful. They found out that the vicious Zhang Liao was transferred away by Fei Qian, and then a Shandong general Li Dian came. In addition, I heard that Li Dian was training new soldiers in the Yinshan Mountains before, so he became a little more courageous.

If you compare the generals of the field army with the generals of the new barracks, you will certainly feel that the generals in the field army are more ferocious, and the tempers of the new barracks will be somewhat better.

Mainly for training cavalry. When we got to Shangyong, it was so mountainous that we expected that we wouldn't be able to use it, so we were probably demoted by the hussars?

Shen Yi suddenly said pointedly: "Brother, this new General Li is hosting a banquet for the kings of Di people from all over the world. The banquet started at noon and lasted until midnight. It is said that there was gambling for fun after the banquet..."

Shen Danan sat down and nodded slowly, understanding what Shen Yi meant, but still asked: "Do you know what was said at the banquet?" 』

Shen Yi replied: "General Li is new here, and he doesn't bring many of his own servants. All he employs are hot-headed cooks from Nanzheng... Anyway, he hired outsiders. What was discussed at this dinner will be revealed soon." ...But since outsiders are used at the banquet, there will probably be no secret discussions. 』

The defeat of the Di people Wang Yang Wanwan and Wang Gui is equivalent to the defeat of the Di people. Now at least in a short period of time, the Di people cannot gather in one place to form a big alliance. Perhaps it is because of seeing this At one o'clock, Fei Qian sent Li Dian to replace Zhang Liao.

With Zhang Liao's fierce reputation among the Di people, the Di people naturally did not dare to act rashly with Zhang Liao around, but the Di people also had no intention of doing business with the Han people, even if Zhang Liao said that he would not kill the Di people at will. Yes, Di people still dare not go.

Hanzhong is also a small basin. Although there are many Han people in the Nanzheng area, there is somewhat a shortage of manpower in the face of the sudden increase in various commercial demands. Di people are undoubtedly the cheapest labor force.

So Zhang Liao left, Li Dian came, and as soon as he arrived in Hanzhong, he began to win over these Di people.

The Shen brothers pride themselves on seeing the connection clearly, and they are a little more interested in making some splash in it. After all, when the Di people were in trouble before, the Shen brothers did not dare to have too close contact with the Di people for fear of being implicated by the Di people. Now that Li Dian has made it clear that he wants to ease the relationship, the Shen brothers can of course follow suit and respond to Li Dian's call. Li Dian's pace was like this.

Rebuilding the network of relationships and expanding the scope of communication is only the first step.

"It's okay to meet, but definitely don't say anything important..." Shen Dan thought for a long time before saying, "These people have no courage now. They might turn around and betray us to someone named Li..." Even if you are looking for them, just talk about business matters, salt tea and so on. You can’t talk about other things..."

Shen Yi was silent for a while and nodded.

With the first step, of course there is the second step.

Looking at the clouds in the sky, Shen Yi seemed to have thought of something again. She leaned slightly towards Shen Dan and whispered: "Brother, those...old soldiers..."

"Be careful with your words..." Shen Dan glanced at Shen Yi, and then said in a very low voice, "Zhang Wenyuan's military discipline is very strict, and the Nanzheng soldiers are very afraid... so they don't dare to reveal it too much... But If this new General Li likes to have fun, he can contact me again... However, now is not the time, so we should proceed with caution..."

The two brothers looked at each other and fell silent again.

Be careful, be cautious, be cautious.

This depressing life has made the Shen brothers feel breathless.

"Be cautious, be careful, there is nothing wrong with that..." After a while, Shen Yi said, "But it doesn't mean this or that. Are we really going to see this feudal land system cutting down on our heads little by little?" 』

Shen Dan was silent for a long time, then Fang slowly said: "You also saw Zhang's fate before... Now that the hussars are so powerful and the soldiers are so powerful, even Cao Mengde doesn't dare to act easily, let alone you and me. ? So I think, in this current situation, if you and I try to cause chaos, then we will inevitably follow Zhang’s footsteps... We must take the right path and make no mistakes at all..."

"Then what are we going to do?" ” Shen Yi asked.

Shen Dan looked up at the sky and suddenly said: "With this weather...do you feel...it seems like it hasn't rained for a long time?" 』

……(╯-_-)╯~╩╩……

Outside Xixian City, there is an abandoned fort.

This place was originally a military site, but I don’t know when or what changes caused the fort here to be abandoned. Later, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, some refugees came here and saw that the Dunbao still had some features, so they reclaimed wasteland around it and settled down. In the blink of an eye, several years passed.

The sky was getting brighter, and before the sun even hit the top of the fort, several roosters had already jumped up to a high place, stretched their necks and started to crow.

There was a thin mist covering the surrounding fields, and from a distance you could only see some outlines.

Amidst the creaking sound, a woman pushed open the dilapidated door that seemed like it would collapse in the next moment.

A fat dog outside the door quickly wagged its tail like a windmill, and moved towards the woman's feet with a shy face.

"Go! Go! Go! ” The woman kicked Shou Gouxu and blasted him away.

The dog whined loudly and squatted under some wooden boards outside the door, guarding the half-empty broken earthen jar in front of it.

Chinese native dogs are not that delicate, and it seems normal to be hungry and full. These guys can even find some food by themselves. They are also very good at observing words and expressions. They are not picky about food, and they don't need to be taken care of like they are serving me. , well, it’s hard to say that some people don’t even care about me and my mother, but they don’t care about dogs...

Refugees, local dogs.

Ruined house.

But at least it is a stable place to live, which makes these people very satisfied.

Men have to do heavy labor, and if they can rest for a while, they can rest for a while. Therefore, most of these chores are done by women.

The woman rubbed her hazy eyes and prepared to cook and eat.

This meal is meant to be resisted for a day, and then the second meal can be eaten after returning from work in the evening. Of course, after the second meal, you have to go to bed immediately. Firstly, you can’t afford the lamp oil when it gets dark, and secondly, it is a day’s work. Both men and women were exhausted when they came down.

Especially since it hasn't rained in the past few days, the seedlings have to be watered. Of course, the men have to work hard, and the women also have to carry water for irrigation. If Magistrate Zhang hadn't had some canals built, it wouldn't have been possible every day. Just make people lie down from exhaustion!

Doors in the surrounding areas also opened one after another, and older or younger women came out. Some yawned, scratched their heads, greeted each other, and all began to get busy.

There are probably about thirty households living in the Dunbao.

"The Wang family," a woman came over and said while busy with her work, "don't you think this is strange...the soldiers were shouting outside these days? It’s so annoying... But now that the soldiers are not here, they are really not used to it... It’s like something is missing..."

The woman shook off the water in her hand, nodded and said, "No, these soldiers are really different. They are energetic and obedient, and they walk vigorously. They are better than those on the river back then." The Luobei Army looks much better..."

The older woman said: "Who says it's not the case? Their military camp is here, so we can rest assured... I heard they were doing some kind of marching exercise these past two days, and everyone was gone... Now only some of the original counties are left." Yes, those county soldiers are not good enough. They like to steal chickens and dogs. Your family's wealth must be watched carefully... I heard that they stole several dogs and ate them in front of them. 』

"That's right, I'm telling you, Qin family, you should also keep a dog at home. It doesn't cost anything. It's just one more mouthful of rice. Otherwise, let alone those thieves, even the yellow skin in the wild can't be touched..." It’s much better to have a dog. If there is any movement, it will bark..."

The woman raised the fire, stretched her waist, and looked up at the fields outside the castle.

That's their hope.

The wheat seeds and beans have been planted, and they are just waiting for water to sprout.

Thinking of this, the woman couldn't help but turn her head and look at the small waterwheel by the river. In her eyes, those extremely simple waterwheels were so cute...

Of course, it would be even cuter if it could rotate quickly.

The waterwheels and canals were built here by craftsmen specially sent by County Magistrate Zhang before.

It has not rained since the beginning of spring, so the water flow in the river is relatively small. When the water wheel was repaired, it was built according to the water level in previous years, so it was built slightly higher, so that the river water now flows under the water wheel blades. The water wheel was not driven at all, so naturally no water flowed into the canals in the fields below the fort.

This made the people in Dunbao very troubled. They sent people to Xixian County to find Magistrate Zhang, and wanted to adjust the water wheel to a lower level. However, the craftsmen also had many things to do, and it was impossible to say that they were on call. Available.

"meaning? Grandma Qin, am I dazzled? The waterwheel seems to be moving! ” The woman’s voice rose, obviously very excited.

When the woman on the other side heard this, she quickly looked over and saw that the waterwheel was indeed turning slowly. The two of them happily ran down towards the ditch on the edge of the field, only to see that the inside of the ditch was still dry... …

The two women were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and then walked towards the small waterwheel by the river. They had not gone far when they suddenly shouted, "There is someone!" There's someone over there! 』

The mist was hazy, and the woman became nervous when she saw a figure moving beneath the waterwheel. After running a few steps forward, she could see more clearly that she was actually a person from the village of Yuxi downstream of Dunbao!

The water level of the river seems to be a little higher before it can push the water wheel, but it is obvious that the village of Yuxi downstream is also short of water, so several people are blocking the inlet of the canal so that the river water can continue to flow downward, instead of It was diverted to the water channel of Dunbao.

"Someone is stealing water!" 』

"Someone come quickly!" 』

"The people from Yanxi Village are blocking our canals!" 』

The woman's scream was particularly harsh in the early morning, and it was like poking a hornet's nest in the dilapidated fort. Suddenly, many people rushed out with a buzz. The two women didn't wait for the people behind the Dunbao to come out. They already rushed towards them and started fighting, grabbing, biting and beating them. However, how strong the two women were, they were soon beaten by the people from the village. Went back.

But a moment later, the men from the Dunbao arrived with a hoe, a wooden shovel, and a manure fork. The two sides fought in one place without saying a word...

……━((*′д｀)yao(′д｀*))━!!!!……

Zhang Zhanggang was in the county government office and reviewed the writing.

"Oh no! "A government servant rushed up in a hurry, with sweat dripping from his head, "I report to you, your Majesty, five or six people from Dunbao and Yuxi Villages have died in a fight over water! 』

Zhang Zhang was stunned for a moment, and immediately threw the writing in his hand on the table, "Where is the inspection?" Are you back? 』Xixian County originally had no county magistrate and no inspections, only the county magistrate. However, after Zhang Liao, Wei Yan and others regained Hanzhong, the county magistrate was imprisoned because he was involved in Zhang Zezhi, and Zhang Zhang was transferred. We arrived here and added one patrol inspector and five patrol soldiers.

"Your Majesty, the inspection has not come back yet. "The yamen servant said, "Do you want me to ask someone to come back for inspection? 』

Zhang Zhang thought for a moment, shook his head, stood up and walked out and said, "Forget it, there are still soldiers stationed at the fort, it's the same thing if you call them!" 』

Two days before the inspection, I reported that bandits were found killing people outside the city, so I took my manpower to investigate, but they haven't come back yet.

As a bachelor of agriculture, Zhang Zhang understood the importance of agriculture to a region, so he paid great attention to the surrounding agricultural water conservancy. However, he did not expect that it would cause a bigger problem.

Dunbao is a refugee, and the people in Yuxi Village are local residents. Originally, one was upstream and the other was downstream. When the refugees first arrived here, they had some impact on the people of Yuxi Village. However, the problems were not big, just some personal grudges. But I didn’t expect that this time A fight broke out over water.

When Zhang Zhang built the waterwheel for the upstream Dunbao, he actually took into account the distribution of water volume upstream and downstream, so he asked the craftsmen to slightly raise the position of the waterwheel, so as to ensure that when the water flow reaches a certain level, the upper reaches There will be water downstream, instead of most of the water being taken upstream, resulting in reduced production in the mature fields of the downstream village.

This is a helpless balancing act. After all, the fields in Yuxi Village downstream are mature fields and the yield per mu is higher. Water for irrigation should be met first, while Dunbao upstream is newly opened uncultivated land, and other conditions are not Very good, too much water was given and it was a waste.

But I didn't expect that there would be less water this year. There was no rain during this period in Hanzhong, and fields had to be irrigated everywhere. Looking at the wilted seedlings in the fields, even the farmer would feel anxious. Finally, he saw that the water level was a little higher. The people in Xicun were worried that their irrigation water would be drained away by the Dunbao people, so they blocked the Dunbao canal first.

All the Holy Mothers in the world are dead. Even if there were some individuals, they were either scolded to death or killed. The people in Yuxi Village naturally think about their own village and their own fields first. As for the people in Dunbao, screw them.

At the foot of Dunbao Mountain, there is a military camp.

This barracks was used to train mountain soldiers. Zhang Zhang originally thought that the soldiers inside would cooperate and separate the two sides of the fighting. However, what he didn't expect was that after he arrived, he found that the soldiers in the barracks had been taken away. They went into the mountains and forests for training, and there were only some ordinary veterans left in the barracks for daily maintenance and kitchen logistics.

But it’s better than nothing…

So Zhang Zhang showed the county magistrate's seal, summoned these ordinary old and weak soldiers, and rushed to the scene of the incident.

Even the old and weak soldiers, armed with swords and guns and wearing leather armor, had more or less aura. The two sides in the fight were quickly separated by Zhang Zhang and others.

At the waterwheel, some people were lying in various places, some were dead, and some were moaning and howling on the ground. Blood flowed on the ground and quickly turned purple. In addition to the casualties who were lying down, there were also many people on both sides with blood on their heads, faces, and bodies.

This is obviously not a battlefield, but this scene is not inferior to a battlefield.

"Who touched it?" Who took the lead? 』

Zhang Zhang saw that the waterwheel he had built with good intentions had become a battlefield between the two sides. He couldn't help but feel angry and shouted loudly.

In fact, the best way at this time is not to pursue the murderer on the spot, but to persuade the people on both sides to leave as soon as possible. After leaving, the scattered Dunbao refugees, or the people from the downstream village of Yuxi, will still be there. Isn't it something that can be done by just sending two or three government officials?

Or perhaps at this time, the soldiers in the barracks below the fort were not training on the mountain. All the soldiers were there, and the situation could be controlled with the manpower advantage...

However, people always have emotional animals.

When seeing these casualties, Zhang Zhang could not suppress his anger. When he wanted to enforce the law impartially, both parties were obviously unwilling to admit their mistakes. What started as a response to Zhang Zhang's inquiry quickly turned into a mutual conflict. There was a quarrel, and then there was a fuss and gesticulation, and the emotions that had been suppressed just now started to stir up again.

Before Zhang Zhang could command the soldiers in the middle to do anything, a stone flew out from nowhere and hit Zhang Zhang's forehead with a "Winter" sound, immediately punching a hole in Zhang Zhang's head. , blood flows down...